Audi live Player Index now merges with Major League Soccer app

HERNDON: German luxury automaker Audi has integrated live Player Index experience within the Major League Soccer (MLS) App.

The Audi Player Index was first introduced as a league wide statistic at the onset of the 2016 Major League Soccer season. Now, with the integration of the Audi Player Index into the MLS Match Center and MLS App, fans are able to follow and evaluate players’ movements in near real-time across all MLS matches.

Using Opta data sources, the Audi Player Index tracks nearly 90 components and 2,000 player actions during each MLS game. Player actions, ranging from goals and assists to crosses, saves, passes, challenges, tackles and more, are calculated in near real-time. The Audi Player Index then considers the position of the player and whether the actions are consistent to that role, as well as the location on the field where each action occurred.

“We launched the Audi Player Index to bring our focus on innovation to MLS in the form of real-time statistics,” said Loren Angelo, Director of Marketing, Audi of America. “As part of our commitment to growing the sport of soccer in the United States, we are thrilled to see fans using this technology to engage in MLS games to heighten their experience.”